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> Also, with a 90-minute commute each way, in 2023, he apparently started sleeping in his car, showering at the factory and microwaving his dinners on days that he was working.

If you are going to be that desperate, at least buy a van so that you can sleep properly..

> 5:00am I usually check my emails while on my autopilot commute to work (1hr 30min drive)

Great. Another danger on the road.

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You say that like it is easy to do when living paycheck to paycheck.

I have had to choose between buying a bigger vehicle and buying food and saving to get out of my situation.

Slept in a $200 Craigslist junker for a very cold winter once, but I saved enough to buy a reliable truck which granted a lot more employment opportunities.

The guy is a software engineer at Tesla. From the post, he owns a Tesla. He can afford a van

It may have been a financially reasonable choice based on employee discount and resale value after X number of years

The guy I was replying to was making a total non sequitur, and I replied pointing out that his comment didn’t make sense wrt the discussion. And now you’ve replied to this… why? I legitimately don’t even understand why you posted that.

Sorry, I interpreted your comment as a oblique way of saying his purchase of a Tesla was a financially irresponsible choice vs say, buying a van or similar utility vehicle

I have multiple times been picked up by Uber drivers in Teslas. I also am good friends with a Tesla owner he got as an inheritance in spite of living paycheck to paycheck.

Also a lot of people see cars as investments in a status symbol that will allow them access to more opportunities and respect in life. A van makes you look like someone that lives in a van.

I have multiple times been picked up by Uber drivers in Teslas.

Those Teslas may be been rented, Uber and Hertz made a deal to make Teslas rentals available to rideshare drivers: https://www.reddit.com/r/UberEATS/comments/13my447/i_rented_...

There's a big difference between sleeping in a $200 Craigslist junker and a car where you can check your emails while it drives itself (for an extra $12000).

Every life situation is different, but in general, I wouldn't expect somebody with a position in the $98K [0] median pay bracket to be living paycheck to paycheck.

[0] https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Tesla-Production-Supervisor...

If he sleeps in his car, why does he have to travel 90 minutes both ways? Genuinely confused.

It was Monday. He travels back to his home for the weekend. During the weekdays he stays close to work by sleeping in his car. It is unfortunately something that many people in Silicon Valley do to avoid rush hour traffic.

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